Questions and tips for your application

We are pleased that you are interested in a career at Fraunhofer! – Here we have put together some information for your application. With your application, we get a first impression of you. Use this opportunity and show us who you are. A careful and complete application increases your chances of getting our attention.
 

How to get to Fraunhofer?

There are various ways to start at Fraunhofer: internship or student assistant – bachelor's, master's or diploma thesis up to a doctorate – direct entry as a scientist or as a manager.

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It is important to find out which research area and thus which institute interests you. With this basis, you will find suitable job offers or you can send a speculative application directly to the respective institute.

What should your application include

Letter of application

We would like to know why you decided to apply and what you expect from us and the job that interests you. Please describe the knowledge and skills you can demonstrably bring to this position and tell us something about yourself.

Curriculum vitae

In your CV, please describe your professional career to date. A clear presentation will help us build up a picture of your personality and your qualifications. Your CV should therefore include the most important details about your education and your professional experience, as well as your particular areas of expertise. Feel free to add any other information that might help us get to know you better.

Examination certificates and references from employers

Your certificates and references are proof of all the relevant stages on your CV. They usually include training certificates, academic records and any references from previous employers.

Work samples/publications

If you are applying for a position as a researcher and you have already published papers, a list of your publications to date is of interest to us.

In compliance with our privacy policy statement, your personal data will be stored for internal purposes only and treated with the strictest of confidence.

Send us your application. We look forward to meeting you!

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  • You can apply online for any job opportunity that contains the »Apply« button. All other opportunities will have a postal or e-mail address to which you can send your application documents.

  • Please provide us with a full set of application documents. They should include: your letter of application, your curriculum vitae and, most importantly, your examination certificates and references from employers.

  • The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft abides by the provisions of the German federal data protection act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz). Please refer to our privacy policy statement for more details. You will see this statement as you go through the online application process. If you apply to us by e-mail or post, we will send you a copy of our privacy policy statement along with the confirmation of receipt.

  • We will store your data for a maximum of six months following completion of the recruitment process. After that, we will make your data anonymous and keep it purely for statistical evaluation purposes. You can withdraw your application at any time and delete your profile from the Fraunhofer job portal. Please refer to our privacy policy statement. In making your application, you are declaring your consent to the conditions of this policy.

  • If you have not found a suitable position among our current vacancies, we also welcome unsolicited applications. You can apply to the central office of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft or to the individual Fraunhofer institutes. For an unsolicited application to one of our Fraunhofer institutes in the Rhine-Main region, for example, always contact the relevant institute directly. Please provide the relevant institute with all of your application documents.

  • TVöD is the German collective bargaining agreement for the public service. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft acts in compliance with the regulations set out in this agreement with regard to employment, remuneration and social security benefits. You can find out about this collective bargaining agreement for the public service and the respective pay schedules here.

  • Unless stated otherwise in the job advertisement, we prefer online applications.

  • We will be pleased to answer your questions on the advertised position. Please contact the person named in the advertisement directly.

  • We regret we are unable to give a general time frame, as the processing of applications depends on several factors. If you apply online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt automatically. If you apply to us by post or e-mail, we will send you a confirmation as soon as we have recorded your application.

  • Please contact the person named in the confirmation of receipt.